New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-10
City Council Proceedings.
Session Of the City Council Of the CT
ty Of New Ulm held August End A. D.

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ty Of New Ulm held August End A. D.
1887.
All members present. except the Pres
ident.Mr. Rudolphsand Councillor Hau-
enstein, Councillor Jacobs elected Presl-
dent pro tenn in the chair.
The minutes of the last regular sess-
ion and also Of the adjourned sessions
held July 9th and 18th were read aDd
ordered approved. Mr.. Chas. Wagner
representing the executive committee
Of the 25th anniversary to be held Au-
gust 25d and Oath appeared before the
Council and made verbal application to.
the same that the Council may allow a
sum Of not exceeding $500 to cover the
necessary expenses on that day.
On motion the application was grant
ed and a sum of not exceeding $5OOwas
allowed for that purpose.
A Committee consisting Of Messrs.
Chas Stoll and Peter Herian represents
ing the Fire Department appeared be-
fore the Council and advocated the
same to have some regulations made in
regard to Fire alarm.
On motion Councillor Decline was ap-
pointed Committee to consult with the
different mills III this matter and make
arrangement to that effect.
On motion resolved to allow the reg
ular fees to the board of review and the
Clerk ordered to draw orders fer that
amount. The police reports for the
month of July were presented, read and
ordered filed.
The following bills-were allowed and
ordered paid.
For work on grave yard $20.15; for
repairing on fire engine $2.75; first
team on fire engine at Kneis fire $500;
for new wheel fscraper $54.15; for re-
pairing street lamps $4.45; for 'hard-
ware, nails etc. on streets $11.0C; for
repairing street tools 1925; for clean
ing streets $1,000; for extra wagon on
street work SIS. %; for stones on MINI.
river bridge SAC; fence post on street
$3.50; for work on streets $34l.75.
The Council thereupon adjourned to
August 5rd at 2 o'clock p. M.
GEORGE JACOBS
Attest: Pres pro tenn of Council
Louis Schillipg, Clerk.
Approved: August 3rd 1887. except
the first item in regard to the $500 We
toed.
C. WEscHcKE,
Mayor.
Session of the City Council Of the CT
ty of New Ulm held pursuant to adj
journment August 3rd a. D. 1887.
All members present, the president
Mr.. Rudolph in the Chair
The communication presented by the
Mayor July 11th lass was taken upland
considered
On motion it was resolved, that all
the funds Of the City be deposited in Il
bank, to be designated in pursuance Of
the requirements of the City charter.
Further Resolved that the City Clerk
cause proper Notice to be given in the
official paper inviting proposals OF
banks for inc deposit Of the City
funds
On motion i, was further Resolved,
that all that part Of the Communities
ton from the Mayor relative to setting
apart $4,000 as sinking fund be not
considered advisable at this time.
The veto Of the Mayor on the resolu-
ton passed August 2nd last, whereby
an allowance was made not to ex-
coed $500 to defray necessary expenses
for the celebration of the 25th anniver-
sary of the battle of New Ulm, was
then taken up and considered, where
upon it was unanimously resolved that
said resolution be again passed over the
veto Of the Mayor.
On motion it was resolved that the
w. & st. P. r. r. Co. IS hereby ordered
and directed to grade the crossings OF
their railroad over third North Street
Centre Street, first South Street and
third South Street, to the full width
and length of their right of way IN
said Streets where said railroad crosses
the same in this city, and to plank the
track of said railroad at all said cross
ings. Further resolved, that the w. &
st. p. R. R. Co. is hereby ordered and
directed to construct without delay a
Sewer or Culvert on Centre Street
across their right Of way of their rail
road, where the the same crosses said
street, according to the Plat OF said
Culvert on file in the City Clerks of
flee.
/ Further resolved, that the City Clerk
furnish 3. certified Copy of the above
resolutions to said Railroad Company.
Councillor Doehne reported that he
made arrangements with the mills Of
this city in case Of fire they will tele.
i phone to the different places in this city
of the whereabouts of the fire.
4 On motion the report was accepted
and the Committee discharged.
]. The city engineer presented Plat No
Sc of the Survey Of street between the
outlot No, Is and 70. and IS and Sc as
ordered by the City Council June 29tf
1887. also Plat No. 81 of the survey O
4 Sewer or Culvert to be built at ths
crossing of the railroad over Centre
Street.
On motion it was resolved that boil
q of SAID Plats be and are hereby adopted
approved and ordered fled.
On request of Councillor Hauensteil
it was on motion allowed to him to tax,
81 gravel on some streets where it does d.